ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center has two surgery centers, but it will close one on Jan. 31, according to a Yuma Sun report.

Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists and The Orthopaedic Group have finished a merger that brings eight orthopedists and four offices into COS, according to a report from the Providence Journal.

Danbury (Conn.) Orthopedics has opened an ambulatory surgery center that is part of a $5 million upgrade of its existing White Street facility, according to a report from the Stamford Advocate.

Medical Facilities Corporation announced a cash pay dividend of Cdn$0.09375 per common share will be payable on Dec. 15.

North Carolina is known for its stringent certificate of need law, but that may change in the new year.

Kennewick, Wash.-based Tri-City Orthopedics will host an open house at its new surgery center before its late-December opening, according to a report from the Tri-City Herald.

Hospital Corporation of America's TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., plans to relocate an outpatient surgery center to a recently acquired property in Brentwood, Tenn., according to a report by The Tennessean.

Albany (Ga.) Surgical has broken ground on a new $6 million ambulatory surgery center and office, according to an Albany Herald report.

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care has received approval from the Burlington City Council to build an outpatient surgery center in Burlington, Wis., according to a report from the Journal-Times.

Buffalo Surgery Center in Amherst, N.Y., has received state approval to add nine new physician owners, according to a Buffalo Business First report.